Tuskegee quarterback Jacary Atkinson produced 219 all-purpose yards and three touchdowns Saturday, leading the Golden Tigers to a 34-24 victory over Alabama A&M in the Circle City Classic at Lucas Oil Stadium.

Nigeria, it appears, is ready for a little college football. The Atlanta-based Eddie Robinson Foundation will sponsor a black college all-star game in Abuja in December and hopes to stage a black national championship game in the Nigerian capital in subsequent years.

Defending champion:Grand Valley State(Mich.) has won three of the past four title games and lost the one before that, with none decided by more than a touchdown. The Lakers return QB Cullen Finnerty, 1,300-yard RB Astin Martin and nine defensive starters.

There are probably easier ways for a defending conference football champion to open up the season than playing against another defending league champ. But for South Carolina State and Alabama State, Saturday's MEAC-SWAC Challenge on ESPN2 is too good an opportunity to gripe about.

There are probably easier ways for a defending conference football champion to open up the season than playing against another defending league champ. But for South Carolina State and Alabama State, Saturday's MEAC-SWAC Challenge on ESPN2 is too good an opportunity to gripe about.